All posts tagged "elementary school"
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Priscilla Blossom | April 4, 2017
Parents Say School Shamed Students by Putting ‘Lunch Money’ Stamp on Their Arm
(Twitter / juanyfbaby) There are plenty of ways of sending reminders home from school. Sending a letter home...
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Aimee Ogden | May 25, 2015
School Hosts End Of The Year Carnival, But Only For Kids Whose Parents Could Pay
Nothing brings a school together like dividing it up based on how much money students' parents have.
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Aimee Ogden | May 22, 2015
School Celebrates End Of The Year With A Body-Shaming Pool Party For Sixth-Graders
The event listed three rules: 1. Wear appropriate footwear; 2. no Speedos; and 3. every single sixth-grade girl...
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Ashley Austrew | May 19, 2015
School Confuses Itself With Prison, Allegedly Locks Kids In Frigid Room Without Food
Managing elementary-aged students isn't the easiest task in the world, but that doesn't mean you get to just...
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Aimee Ogden | April 21, 2015
Parents Upset That School Is Teaching Kids That Transgender Children Are People Too
A popular American pastime is flying into a rage over the inclusion of fairly basic facts and issues...
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Ashley Austrew | April 20, 2015
Parents Awaiting Charges For Sub Teacher Who Allegedly Hit, Choked Their 3rd Graders
Sometimes stories in the news about teachers behaving badly are so horrifying and despicable it's hard to believe...
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Ashley Austrew | April 17, 2015
Teacher Shares Candid Student Confessions That Will Have You Reaching For The Kleenex
We tend to think of childhood as easy and breezy, but kids deal with their own stresses and...
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Maria Guido | March 3, 2015
Elementary School ‘Fines’ Kids For Taking Bathroom Breaks
If children are opting to wet their pants rather than spend their "earn and learn" dollars -- something...
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Aimee Ogden | January 29, 2015
There’s No Excuse For Forcing A Small Child To Drop Her Pants At School
Let's get one thing straight right off the bat: if you put my elementary school child in a...
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Maria Guido | December 1, 2014
White, Wealthy School District Hires PI To Prove Live-In Nanny’s Daughter Doesn’t Belong There (UPDATE)
A school district filled with children who come from predominantly white, wealthy households clearly thought something was amiss...
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Meredith Bland | October 15, 2014
The Only Thing Worse Than A Standardized Test Is A School Cheating On That Test
Standardized tests are the absolute worst. That's right, I'm one of those educational hippies who thinks they should...
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Maria Guido | October 13, 2014
Clueless Administrator Makes 5-Year-Old Who Pointed A Crayon At A Student Sign Contract Promising Not To Kill Anyone
The over-reaction is pretty funny, considering Alabama has some of the laxest gun laws in the country. You...
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Meredith Bland | October 8, 2014
Hell Yes, Parents Should Keep Kids Home When Their School Is Threatened With Beheadings
Police in Johnston, Rhode Island, received a letter yesterday threatening elementary schools in three school districts: Johnston, Cranston,...
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Maria Guido | October 6, 2014
With Schools Getting Rid Of Swings, Litigious Parents Will Have To Search For Another Piece Of Childhood To Kill
The district says it's under pressure from their insurance company over liability for injuries. Translation - kids are...